821 – Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever the Prophet ﷺ lay down for the night, he would place his hand beneath his cheek and then say, “O Allah, in Your name I die and am brought to life.” And when he awoke he would say, “Praise be to Allah who revived us after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.” Al-Bukhārī narrated it. (1)

822 – Yaʿīsh ibn Tikhfah al-Ghifārī (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that his father said: “While I was lying on my stomach in the mosque, a man nudged me with his foot and said, ‘This is a posture Allah dislikes.’ I looked up and it was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” Related by Abu Dāwūd with an authentic chain.

823 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever sits in a gathering without mentioning Allah will incur from Allah a loss, and whoever lies down without mentioning Allah will likewise incur from Allah a loss.” Recorded by Abu Dāwūd with a good chain. The word tirah—pronounced with a kasrah on the initial tā’—means a deficiency; some say it means a liability.

128 – Chapter: The permissibility of lying on one’s back, placing one leg over the other when there is no fear of exposing the private parts, and of sitting cross-legged or clasping the knees.

824 – ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lying on his back in the mosque with one leg placed over the other. Agreed upon.

825 – Jābir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After performing the dawn prayer, the Prophet ﷺ would sit cross-legged in his place until the sun rose bright. A sound hadith related by Abu Dāwūd. (2)